Did one of your loved ones choose you to serve as executor of his or her estate? In this position, you will be responsible for the completion of numerous tasks that could present a challenge — and that is if everything goes smoothly. When someone has...

Alaskan winters can be absolutely brutal. Yet, residents need to keep working to pay their monthly bills. During this slippery, snowy time, it’s easy to get into an accident.Here are your options if you do. In the parking lotAccording to Alaska workers’...

Like others here in Anchorage, you go to work every day expecting to go home safe and sound at the end of your shift. Most days that may happen, but then something happens and you suffer injuries while at work. You know that you can receive workers’ compensation...

Major health risks can come with exposure to certain substances in the workplace. Silica is one such substance. Inhaling particles of it can create risks of developing serious respiratory conditions, such as silicosis.Silica exposure is a particularly big safety...

When it comes to the big picture, the answer is the same for every Anchorage resident. Estate planning should provide for surviving loved ones upon death and provide for the individual upon incapacitation. It is the details that make this process different for...

It appears that fatality risks may be particularly high in workplaces here in Alaska. Recently released federal data points to the state leading the nation in workplace deaths.The statistics, from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, regard workplace death rates in...

When you’re not a full-timer, you don’t always get the same benefits as other workers. But what about when you get hurt?There are some exceptions to when workers can and can’t qualify for workers’ compensation benefits. Who qualifies for...